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Kagome had just passed out with her last breath of air. Inuyasha had found to confront the ball which was now deadly red.

"Inuyasha don't." Miroku shoved in and Inuyasha turned to crack his fingers.

"I can take it! It's only a crappy ball of dead fur." Inuyasha stuck and suddenly they heard a laugh. It sounded like a child.

Everyone looked around trying to find where it came from. Suddenly the ball began to move and molded into a teenage fox girl. She was quite tall and had long nails and a long tail. She dressed in Goth like clothing and had long black hair. Soon after Miroku shook his head at Inuyasha's stupidity... him Sango, Kirara, and Shippo left to stay out of the way.

"Fool!" she said as she stared at Inuyasha. "You really think you can save her?" Inuyasha let out a growl.

"Who are you and why are you here?" Inuyasha demanded.

"I am Aeiko, the evil fox girl. And you are my boyfriend's blood hound mutt of a brother." She sneered and Inuyasha put a confused look on his face.

"Sesshoumaru... that assassin!" He tried to contain in his laughter. "Him have a girlfriend?" He fell to the ground in laughter.

"Laugh it up now but we are madly in love. He shall be here any minute and I still hold Kagome's life... right in my mind." She let an evil laugh out and Inuyasha stop his laughs and stood up.

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Soon the sky grew black and everyone looked up. A giant dragon came down from the sky with a little girl, a frog type thing, and a tall man. Inuyasha grudged forward.

"Sesshoumaru!" Inuyasha yelled as everyone was in awkward silence.

"Inuyasha, you dare to put grief into the sexy one's name?" Aeiko claimed.

"The sexy one?" Inuyasha questioned in sickness.

"What? You thought you were the one who was?" She laughed and Sesshoumaru gave her a kiss upon her lips.

"That's gross Sesshoumaru! You could at least get a room!" Inuyasha spewed and Sesshoumaru struck in.

"Jealousy seems to come as rule to you. Does that human girl not like you?" Sesshoumaru smiled as he watched Inuyasha sneer. "You do love her; does she not return your love?"

"That human... gross!" Inuyasha screeched (Kagome would have said something but she was still knocked out)

"Figures you would lie to your own brother." Sesshoumaru said as he put his hand on the tokijin.

"Lets not fight over this now... why did you harm Kagome? What do you want from her.?" Inuyasha grudged forward.

"I want her dead... that's what I want from her!" Sesshoumaru laughed.

"Why Kagome, go kill your damn girlfriend!" Inuyasha winced.

"Kill me? He would never... besides I have Kagome in mind control! I could kill her in a mere two seconds." Aeiko claimed.

"Why?" Inuyasha asked.

"I'm evil... that's what I do!"

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After about an hour of fighting, Kagome started to wake. As she was under mind control she grabbed a knife that was sitting in the hut and wandered out side. Aeiko's controls had her sneak up behind Inuyasha, and shove the knife through his chest. Then once more, through the shoulder. Inuyasha fell to the ground instantly.

"Good job pet." Aeiko picked on Kagome.

"Well done love." Sesshoumaru said to Aeiko and gave her a kiss in return.

"Inuyasha." Kagome spoke.

"She talks?" Sesshoumaru questioned Aeiko.

Aeiko whispered in his ear "Through my mind. I control her talking."

Inuyasha rolled over to look at Kagome; she was standing there holding a knife covered with half demon blood. Inuyasha winced and began to listen as she looked into his eyes. Inuyasha then notices Kagome's eyes were bright red.

"Inuyasha, you came this far... very much far. It's your turn to feel the pain... and your turn to die." Kagome spoke as if she was a robot and collapse to the ground.

Her fall put her back to normal. As she woke in a heartbeat she grabbed her bow and arrows which were luckily only a couple feet behind her. She stood up and pointed an arrow at Aeiko.

"What have you done to me?" She demanded Aeiko to answer.

"I possessed you to kill Inuyasha. That's all." Aeiko said as if it was nothing. Kagome looked down to where Inuyasha lay in pain and watching each wound drip blood different paths down his skin.

"That's disgusting. Why does everyone always possess me? Even through they are gone why not Shippo or Sango?" Kagome said in anger.

"Because everyone hates you." Sesshoumaru and Aeiko said together and then shared a kiss of joy.

"You disgust me. Take this." She launched a sacred arrow at the two.

"Stupid human." Aeiko clapped her hands once and a barrier surrounded the two. "I am the only demon with powers to flee the sacred arrow. Stupid girl, don't you think I would have thought about that before launching it?"

"Never speak of me like that." Kagome grudged and Sesshoumaru butted in.

"Since you are both in pain and Inuyasha is paralyzed right now... Aeiko lets go." Sesshoumaru said and Aeiko nodded.

They both climbed upon the dragon and soon were gone.

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Kagome had laid down where Inuyasha was there... eyes shut. She gently shook him but he didn't wake. She sat her head upon his chest.

"Inuyasha I am so sorry." She began to tear. "This wouldn't have happened if I didn't prick my finger. I'm sorry Inuyasha... so sorry" She was fully crying by now.

"It's alright." Inuyasha said and set his hand on her head. "It's wasn't your fault." She grudged at the pain in his chest and shoulder.

Kagome smiled a little "be right back." She got up and wiped the tears from her nice normal eyes. About five minutes later she came out with the First Aid Kit. She sat next to Inuyasha and gently uncovered his wounds.

"Thank you Kagome." Inuyasha said as she dressed and oiled the wounds.

"Your welcome, it's the least I could do after what happened." She said still tearing a little. "Wait a minute!" Kagome struck.

"What?" Inuyasha grudged more.

"How are you this badly hurt? Usually this is nothing... you usually just get right back up when your done. Why can't you move?" She wondered as she kept dressing Inuyasha wounds.

"It's almost time of the new moon. I have no strength when it comes around." He said pausing between each word because of the pain.

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As Inuyasha lay motionless, his hair began to turn black. Kagome was then dressing the wounds in the front.

"Kagome I could never thank you enough." Inuyasha said struggling.

"What?" She question.

Inuyasha started to try and sit up. As Kagome helped him up he flew forward and landed on Kagome's shoulder.

"Inuyasha, you shouldn't be trying to get up." She said.

Inuyasha put his finger on her lip to make her quiet. He pulled forward and gently kissed her on her lips. Kagome was in shock and knew it was the human power but she didn't say anything and kissed him back.

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A/N: I realize this story kind of sucks but R&R please so I can maybe fix it. I like knowing what people think about my stories. Thank you for reading it!

Airalynn